Amy Louise Acker is an American actress. She played Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the TV series Angel and Kelly Peyton on Alias . She currently plays Samantha "Root" Groves on Person of Interest, having become a series regular in the show's third season.
Southern Methodist University, Lake Highlands High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
James Carpinello (m. 2003)
Children
Ava Grace Carpinello, Jackson James Carpinello
Nicknames
Amy Louise Acker , Amy Rivers
Nominations
Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Drama Series
Movies
Much Ado About Nothing, The Cabin in the Woods, Catch Me If You Can, Let's Kill Ward's Wife, Dear Santa, 21 and a Wake-Up, Sironia, Groom Lake, Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt, Fire and Ice: The Dragon Chronicles, Crossroads, The Lord of Catan, Mr. Dramatic, To Serve and Pr...
TV Shows
Person of Interest, Happy Town, Dollhouse, Drive, Alias, Angel, Wishbone
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
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[on knowing Joss Whedon before the role of Fred on Angel (1999)] I wouldn't say I knew much about Joss Whedon, but I did know about Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997). My boyfriend in college, his roommate and his girlfriend had 'Buffy' pizza night every Tuesday. At first I was like, 'I don't know about this show, a vampire show,' and immediately got sucked in. I was like, 'This is the best writing ever.'
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[interview in "Fresno Bee", 2/4/04, on her Angel (1999) character Fred] Looking back at my character, I've gotten to do about 12 different parts because I started out crazy, in a potato sack, in a demon dimension. Now I'm in charge of this multi-million-dollar science lab. The journey between those points has really brought a lot of strength to the role.
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[1/23/03] I want to be strong and a vampire slayer.
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[1/23/03, on her Angel (1999) character Fred facing the evil vampire Angelus as played by star David Boreanaz, who ad-libbed a lot of his lines] I think it's great; he has so much fun playing that character. It's a lot of improvisation and taking risks. You never know what he's going to say; it changes from take to take. He's definitely trying to make a shock; he's going out of his way to make me uncomfortable. It's hard. She [Fred] has heard everything he can do. He's bringing out some of the vulnerability in Fred.
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[3/17/03, on meeting Alyson Hannigan, whose Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) character "Willow" crossed over to take part on Angel (1999) for the season-4 episode, Angel: Orpheus (2003)] This is our first time actually meeting each other. She's pretty cool, so I'm hoping that Joss will maybe make me a witch or something, too.
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Fact
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Her ancestry includes English, as well as German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and French.
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Guest-starred as "Dr. Claire Saunders" on Joss Whedon's Dollhouse (2009). [2009]
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Guest-voiced as "The Huntress" for the Cartoon Network's Justice League (2001) (aka "Justice League Unlimited") for the episode, Justice League: Double Date (2005). [2004]
Second child, a daughter, Ava Grace Carpinello, born 1 September 2006 in Los Angeles, weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz.
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Starting with the season five episode, Alias: S.O.S. (2006), she was promoted from guest star to series regular on Alias (2001), and appeared in the opening credits, until the series ended.
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Son, Jackson James Carpinello, born 22 January 2005.
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While on Angel (1999), she and her co-star, J. August Richards, shared a trailer for quite some time.
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1995 graduate of Lake Highlands High School.
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She studied ballet, modern dance and jazz dance for 13 years before moving onto acting. She underwent knee surgery while in high school, ending her ballet career, and she began to study acting in her sophomore year. She enrolled at Southern Methodist University in 1995 to take advantage of that school's renowned theatrical program.